Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-10-22
WIT AND HI NOR.

PA, why is girl called BELIEF"
asked Clara 10. | guess it IS because
Of her tongue, unfeeilngly replied tie
old man.-NeU lork Sa4
The children are always I'D TO little
eSpedients TO help them out IF q tight
place. Lttie 6-vear-old. one of these
chilly nights. tumbIed into bed without
paving that strict attention TO his
evening devotions which his mother
had taught him. Nv hs. NV dear vgu
didn't say your PRAYERS. did yous'
You're right | didn't | said 'em
twice last night, SO wouldn't have 10.
-H4rtford Post
Isn't it awful exclaimed Bella.
looking up from the newspaper, one
hundred Cossacks lost Quite
hardship. no doubt responded Clara.
| languidly; '.but then YOU know how
much worse it would be had they been
| Ne"markets. Cassocks. YOU know.
| haven't been fashionable for some
| time. boston Transcript
Collars. please. fifteen and half
inch, Clerk G. dashing young many
Collars. sir2 Yes. sir. Now there
are two popular styles. sir; the Apollo
and the ''Belvidere. | wear the
apollo myself sir. Gentleman very
much impre>sed) Is that SO? Clerk
o. yes. sir. GentIeman-W Well, give me
half a dozen of the ''Belvidere-
Mr. Isaacs had enticed Mr.. Treustein
into his Chatham street store and was
trying to sell him pair of trousers
when there was a great shaking oftzle
| building. and Mr.. Treustein fled. shout
ing: Earthquake earthquake.' Come
back" called out Isaacs .'C@ne back,
That was no earthquake. ihat WAS
nothing but Jacob up-staifs letting
down the prices \on summer goods. -
-4ntertcan Hebreu.
The New Orleans Ptcagtlnc thinks it
is funny to see the meeting between q
smart drummer and hotel clerk who
wears a diamond pin. The clerk knows
the drummer does not own the earth,
though be acts as if he did; aud the
drummer knows that the clerk does not
own the hotel; but neither of them Will
give up and acknowledge that they do
not amount to much, collectively or
separately.
They had been sitting for a long time
in silence. Suddenly she woke up from
3 reverie and said: 1T is an age of pro
gress after all, George Y ass" he
replied, after drawing the head of his
cane from his mouth, ''but what led you
TO make the remark? :" We'll. not
much, she gurgled, ''but | saw in this
evenings paper that You can buy we'd
ding-rings on installmcnts. '-DoStOh
Courier.
Papa" said little Jimmie Briefess
what do you wear when YOU 90 to Tho
courthouse your law suit?' 20. no
my SON." replied the good barrster
kindly. That ls the suit man put.
on when be goes naked. Only the client
wear that" And he walked .benevo
lently on his way, sharpening his talonl
as he went with what. Reginald? Witt
himself, then light of head; he was al
Old file, he was.-BurdeUe.
Miss Winthrop How do YOU lik
our beautiful city?" New Yosker-
There are some things like" IBun
ker Hill monument?' Il don't \ear
much for that" Boston Common?'
Its nothing compared to Contra
. Park" "Our-ah! culture and refine
| ment?" That's not It What is i
: YOU admire SO much in Boston?' 9Th
twenty-five trains day by which yo
} can leave town. - Te1as Sytrgs.
What do YOU want?' shouted Cit
zen OF Fort street east to person knock
ing at his door at midnight Want Z
/ (hic) come in" was the drunken reply
Now YOU skip, YOU loafer. Police
: Police "ZactIy. my friend" SAID th
drunkard, as he sat down on the skep=
I've been drunk often null to know
), can't outrun 'en. and I'm gong 10 Il
here and wait. Shorty 10 disturb yoU
/ old fel, but wish you'd wake me u
/ when er wagon comes. ."-Detroa Ere
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